Episodes
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Episode 227: Dissolving Depths
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has found that ocean acidification in the Mediterranean is already affecting the calcification of marine plankton.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘[Ocean which I pushed up]’ by Joshua Beckman here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Monday Nov 13, 2023
Episode 226: The Butterfly’s Gaze
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has investigated how butterflies can help scientists to detect cancer.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Vision’ by Marjorie Pickthall here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Monday Nov 06, 2023
Episode 225: Between sky and sand
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has used Cold War spy satellite imagery to reveal Ancient Roman forts.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Searching for Satellites’ by Roberto Harrison here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Monday Oct 30, 2023
Episode 224: Soiled Stowaways
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has found that soil carried on sea freight is loaded with dangerous pests and diseases.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘This Soil’ by Alice Corbin Henderson here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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Monday Oct 23, 2023
Episode 223: After the Flames
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
This episode explores new research, which has found that wildfire smoke may linger in homes long after the initial blaze.
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Read this episode’s science poem here.
Read the scientific study that inspired it here.
Read ‘Smoke’ by Théophile Gautier here.
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Music by Rufus Beckett.
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